Title Screen

The title screen (or main menu) is one of Minecraft's several menu screens. Acting as an introductory interface, it permits access to gameplay and most other menu screens.

The game's logo is prominently displayed on the title screen, accompanied with a randomly-selected splash, and is also backed with a panorama which is changed every version since 1.13 to match each update's theme.

Java Edition

Option	Description
	Select a world to play in singleplayer or create a new one.
	Play in multiplayer by choosing a LAN world or joining a server.
	Opens the main Minecraft Realms menu.
	Opens language settings.
	Opens the main Options menu.
	Closes the game.
	Opens accessibility settings.

Bedrock Edition

Option	Description
	Select a world or realm to play, create one, or join a server.
	Opens the settings menu.
	Opens the Minecraft Realms purchase screen.[note 1]
	Lets the player buy worlds, resource packs, skin packs, and other community-created content. The button is sometimes textured and animated, depending on what's currently being promoted on the Marketplace.
	Switches the game to Legacy Console Edition.[note 2]
	Opens the friends drawer, where all offline and online friends are shown, with their profiles, and a button to search for players. This button is only available on certain devices.
	Choose, or create a skin.
	Lets the player sign in with their Microsoft account to unlock several online features.
	Shows the player's Minecraft profile, including their statistics, screenshots, and achievements. It also shows their profile on the Xbox network, such as their gamertag, online status, friends and followers.
	Opens the Inbox screen which shows Realms invites from friends and news about the game.

Pressing Esc opens a menu with a button to close the game.

Minceraft

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

 

There is a 0.01%, or 1 in 10000 chance for the title screen to display "Minceraft" instead of "Minecraft".^[1] Notch implemented this as an Easter egg, and kept it as a small secret, enjoying that he was the only one who knew of its existence. After stating a secret was in Minecraft undiscovered, the internet sought out to find it. Soon after, Notch posted "A Post-Mortem of Minceraft" on Reddit.

Additionally, in crash logs, a reference to Minceraft may appear as a joke, stating "You should try our sister game, Minceraft!"

As of 1.20.4, getting Minceraft can be simulated by overwriting the minecraft.png file with the minceraft.png file. The texture file is located in textures/gui/title/minceraft.png.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

History

Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100131-2156				The title screen was added.
20100206-2034							The background of the title screen no longer scrolls.
Java Edition Infdev
20100327							The "Generate new level..." button was replaced with Single player button.
							The "Load level.." button was replaced by a Multi player button, which wasn't playable at the time.
20100629							Added "Loading..." screen.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.4							Replaced "Loading..." screen with a Mojang splash screen.
v1.0.10							The Multiplayer button was no longer greyed out as SMP was added, although it was only for testing at this stage.
							Removed the spaces on the Singleplayer and Multiplayer buttons.
v1.0.13_01							Changed Minecraft logo from to in a reupload.
v1.0.14							Reverted the Minecraft logo to the previous version.
v1.2.0			preview				RAM usage information no longer shows up on the top right corner.
v1.2.2							Removed the "Play tutorial level" button, replaced by "Mods and Texture Packs".
Java Edition Beta
1.0							The "Options..." button was made much closer to the "Mods and Texture Packs" button.
							Added "Quit Game" button, however it's not properly enabled and stays unused.
1.3							"Quit Game" button is now properly enabled for launcher users. In web applet it remains hidden.
1.4							Changed logo.
1.8			(preview)				Replaced background with panorama, moved version tag to the bottom left corner
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2				Added Minceraft easter egg.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				"Mods and Texture Packs" button changed to "Texture Packs".
1.1			11w49a				Added language select button.
1.5			13w03a				The "Texture Packs" button has been moved to the "Options..." screen.
2013 Music Update							Added menu music, which includes "Mutation", "Beginning 2", "Moog City 2" and "Floating Trees".
1.7.9							The "Minecraft Realms" button is moved to the main screen, taking the spot of the "Texture Packs" button.
1.12			pre6				Added the ability to view the credits when clicking the copyright text.
1.12.2			pre1				Added "Java Edition" to the game logo.
1.14			19w06a				Added loading bars while loading the game and reloading resources.
			19w11a				Added Tab ↹ support for the title screen.
			19w13a				Added the "Accessibility Options" button to the title screen.
1.15.2			pre1				Clicking the "Multiplayer" button from the title screen now displays a disclaimer stating that "Online play is not rated".
1.16			20w21a				Changed logo.
1.17			21w03a				Holding ⇧ Shift while clicking menu buttons now cycles through options in the reverse order.
1.18			21w42a				"Infinite Amethyst", "Left to Bloom", "One More Day", "Stand Tall" and "Wending" can now play in the title screen.
1.19			22w16a				"Aerie", "Firebugs" and "Labyrinthine" can now play in the title screen.
							"Infinite Amethyst", "Left to Bloom", "One More Day", "Stand Tall" and "Wending" no longer play in the title screen.
1.19.4			23w03a				Added keyboard support for the title screen.
1.20			23w14a				The Minecraft, Minecraft Realms logo were changed.
							The Minceraft easter egg now has its own logo texture. Before this change, slices of the logo texture were rendered in a shuffled order, swapping the right side of the E and C letters.
							The format of the Invite icon was slightly changed.
			23w17a				"A Familiar Room", "Bromeliad", "Crescent Dunes", and "Echo in the Wind" can now be played in the title screen.
							"Aerie", "Firebugs", and "Labyrinthine" can no longer be played in the title screen.
			pre2				The game now displays a message box on startup if user enabled text-to-speech functionality, but it is not available.
1.21			24w18a				"Deeper", "Featherfall", "Eld Unknown", "Endless", "pokopoko", "komorebi", "Puzzlebox", "Watcher", and "yakusoku" can now be played in the title screen
							"A Familiar Room", "Bromeliad", "Crescent Dunes", and "Echo in the Wind" can no longer be played in the title screen.
1.21.6			pre3				The button clicking sound is now controlled by the "UI" source.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release							Added the title screen.
v0.1.0			original				Changed title screen.
v0.1.0			Touch Prototype				Added touchscreen version of title screen.
v0.1.1							Changed texture of buttons.
v0.7.0							Replaced dirt background with new background, moved version tag to the bottom left corner.
v0.7.1							Changed logo and moved down buttons
v0.7.3							Added the splash text. Replaced background with panorama.
v0.7.6							Removed the "Play on Realms" button from the title screen.
v0.11.0			build 1				Renamed "Title screen" to "Main menu".
							Added a language button to the main menu.
v0.13.1							Moved the skins button to the main menu.
							Options button no longer appears as a wrench icon but a label.
v0.14.0			build 1				Changed the layout of main menu.
v0.16.0			build 1				Revamped main menu.
							Updated button textures and changed button sizes.
							Renamed "Options" to "Settings".
							The Skin button now appears as a hanger icon below the player's model.
			build 4				Removed the language button.
							Changed the signed-in button to link to feedback.minecraft.net instead of the Minecraft page in the Xbox app.
			build 5				Moved Sign In/signed-in button, upscaled Skin button.
Bedrock Edition
1.5.0			beta 1.5.0.10				Reorganization of main menu buttons. The Store button is now moved below the Settings button.
1.12.0			beta 1.12.0.4				Renamed "Store" to "Marketplace".
1.13.0			beta 1.13.0.15				The Achievement and Skin buttons have been integrated and moved into a new "Profile" button.
1.16.200			beta 1.16.200.55				Added a UI startup screen to inform players if they are on outdated graphics drivers.
1.17.30			beta 1.17.30.20				The feedback button now appears at the down left as an icon.
							The Achievement button is now individual again. It now appears besides the feedback button as a water bottle icon when signed in, along with the Invite button.
			beta 1.17.30.22				Renamed "Profile" to "Dressing Room".
1.18.20			Preview 1.18.20.22				Added the preview logo.
1.20.20			Preview 1.20.20.20				Changed the preview logo.
1.20.60			Preview 1.20.60.22				Changed the Invite button to the Inbox button, which has a bell icon.
1.20.80			Preview 1.20.80.20				Removed the Feedback button when logged in.
1.21.0			?				A new Realms button now shows up in accent color when logged in.
1.21.20			?				The Achievement button is replaced by a new Profile button. This change is visible to previously-logged-in players who have logged out.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
1.66.0016.0	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added the menu screen.
1.66.0033.0							Removed the greyed out "Multiplayer" button.
0.66.0054.0							Changed logo, extended menu buttons, moved button hint.
							Added menu music.
TU1							Changed the button textures.
TU8							Renamed "Download Content" to "Minecraft Store".
TU14							Changed the logo.
TU36	CU25	1.28	1.28	1.28	Patch 7		Added mini games to the main menu.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Changed the button textures.
						1.0.17	"Download the latest version of Minecraft for FREE!" button Added.
	CU58						Removed the "Download the latest version of Minecraft for FREE!" button from the menu and pause screen, but kept it in the options menu.
			1.99				Launch New Minecraft Added.
		1.84	2.06	1.84			The ability to transfer worlds from PlayStation 3 Edition and PlayStation Vita Edition to the Legacy Console version of the PlayStation 4 has been removed.
	CU59						Removed the "Download the latest version of Minecraft for FREE!" button from the options menu.
Minecraft Education
v1.0.0			v0.14.2				Added the main menu.
			v0.16.0				Changed the buttons.
v1.0.21							Added ? button to the main menu.
v1.0.27							Added Quick Play button to the main menu.
v1.4							Removed the ? button.
v1.7							Added the Educator Resources button.
							Reverted the change in 1.4.
v1.9			v1.8.0				Removed the apple from Educator Resources button.
							Reverted the change in 1.7 that replaces it with the talk button.
v1.12.0							Removed the Educator Resources and the Libary Buttons replacing with the Switch Accounts button.
v1.14.70			v1.14.60				Added the New and Featured button.
v1.17.30			v1.17.30.2				Added the Hour of Code button, which replaces the New and Featured button.
v1.18.32			v1.18.10.04				Reverted the change in 1.9 and 1.17.30.

Background history

Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100131				Added the background screen.
Java Edition Beta
1.8			Pre-release				Replaced background.
Java Edition
1.13			pre1				Changed the background to underwater.
1.14			18w48a				Changed the background to a plains village.
1.15			19w41a				Changed the background to bees.
1.16			20w14a				Changed the background to the Nether.
1.17			21w15a				Changed the background to underground.
1.18			21w41a				Changed the background to a mountain.
1.19			22w15a				Changed the background to the mangrove swamp.
1.20			23w14a				Changed the background to the cherry grove.
1.21			24w18a				Changed the background to the trial chambers.
1.21.4			24w44a				Changed the background to the pale garden.
1.21.5			25w10a				Changed the background to the border between a forest and desert biome.
1.21.6			25w20a				Changed the background to the border between a forest and mountains.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release							Added the background screen.
v0.7.0							Replaced the background screen.
v0.7.3							Replaced the background screen.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Changed the background.
1.5.0			beta 1.5.0.4				Changed the background to underwater.
1.8.1							Changed the background to a bamboo jungle.
1.11.3							Changed the background to a village.
1.14.0			beta 1.14.0.1				Changed the background to bees.
beta 1.14.1.3							Added a beta background screen.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Changed the background to the nether.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.54				Changed the background to underground.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.21				Changed the background to a mountain.
beta 1.18.20.21							Added a preview background screen.
1.19.0			beta 1.19.0.24				Changed the background to the mangrove swamp.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.23				Changed the background to the cherry grove.
1.21.0			Preview 1.21.0.24				Changed the background to the trial chambers.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.26				Changed the background to the pale garden.
1.21.70			Preview 1.21.70.26				Changed the background to the border between a forest and desert biome.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
1.66.0016.0	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added the background screen.
0.66.0054.0							Changed background screen to the tutorial world.
TU5							Changed background screen to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU7							Changed background screen to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU12							Changed background screen to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU20	CU8	1.13	1.13	1.13			Changed background screen to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Changed background screen to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Changed background screen to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Changed background screen to reflect the new tutorial world.

Issues

Issues relating to "Title Screen" or "Main menu" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

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